Sylvie MC Weir (Friends of Deaf Haiti): "I'm Sylvie Marc Charles Weir. I [We] currently have just founded an organization called Friends of Deaf Haiti."
Gallaudet pres. Robert Davila discusses the incident that left a black student with a swastika and 'KKK' drawn on him.
Authorities investigating a racially charged incident at a high school for deaf people say it may have started with a group of students "horsing around."
A weekend incident with racial overtones at a high school for deaf students could result in criminal charges with "enhanced penalties for a hate crime," Metro Police Chief Cathy Lanier said Wednesday.
The board of trustees at Gallaudet University announced Sunday it was withdrawing the appointment of Jane K. Fernandes as president of the prestigious school for deaf people.
Students at Gallaudet University remained barricaded inside one of the main campus buildings Friday, protesting the school's presidential selection and what students call a pattern of prejudice at the largely deaf institution.
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